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excerpt

Excerpt means to select quotations. (verb)

An example of excerpt is to choose a passage to cite in a research paper.

An excerpt is a quote from a book or film. (noun)

An example of excerpt is a passage from a novel.

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See excerpt in Webster's New World College Dictionary

See excerpt in American Heritage Dictionary 4

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